Dust-proof self-oiler for axles.



J. J. MOGUIRE. DUST'PROOP SELF OILBR FOR AXLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAB 31, 1909..

Patented Feb. 22,1910.

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'DUST-PROOF SEL-OILE3 .FOR ARLES.

Specification of Letters E'atent.

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n('rpplieation filed March 31, 1909. Serial No. 486,859.

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n relates to wheels suoli as 1 and wagons.

the invention is to produee having an axle hex 'which will he .d.fsulietai'itially dust-proof. lien eoiisiiats iii the constructionLioii of parts to he more fully hereinafter aud partieuhirljyf Sel; theclaim.

" is to he had to the accompany e fori'ning a part of this speci-`*itlicrde Correspondii'ig parts in all ll is a vertical section taken litu; is: a vertieal section he outer portion ot the iilieel and i largeScale certain details or" and Fig. 3 is :i vertical en on the line rl-5oi? Fig. l. iii partie "ijv to the paris. die, huh ol the Wheel iiiivhleh are mounted, as shoivii. ilied with a tapering here 53 in i5rccebfed :i tapered liox li. :t upon the tapered ari'ii or o oli theaxle t?. Brt llie iiiiir-r eud ed which collar Seats ae'ziiiiat the Sidet fihoul-:ler F oii the axle. rllie eiid iidle is turned down to t'oru'ia stud l). upon wliieh received a. o out it? ..i'hielii holds the. huhiii position. The out .lo iS eoiiiplel'ely iiiclosed '1' lior this@` purvederti .i end oi the huh.

'rorrioii of the huh is formed iuto oil eliamher. iii whieh a quantitymaterial ll. sueli :is eottori ijiiiihir iiiaierial. is received. The"ier ia provided with a l'ier l2 cylindrical hotly tilting niceliyumher, aS shown. The outer ll line formed with a project- Ii. whichReale oii the outer eiid te a The outer portion or i. in which Similarcharacters or ret? i. ivheely eoiii'structed aeeordiiig` to" siiiiiidle,Ii. a reii'iovahle eollai-T isv usual huh ring' il, as indicated. Theliner l2 is provided with sjcrevv threads.l 15 so as lo receive areiiiovahle Jap lll. This cap .t6 is provided with a removableiiiachirie Screw 1l'. which is mounted in the. oil hole 20. l

ll'heii the niaeliiiie Screw 1T is removed, the oil will he iiirodueediiito the interior of the oil Cup or oil cliairljier. and this oil isalisorlied. hy the waste! 1l. This oil liiids its way to the surface olfihespiiidle and works hack toward the collar l' ou account" 'of t iedownward iiieli ation or taper ot the lower side ci the' spindle. theliox is constantly rotated. this oil 4will he carried v'ivorenn'iaterial. ivliieh is wrapped around the lateral Suriace. that thecylindrical face of the collar iii the annular Space forii'ied about therame. ThisI dust Chaniher is provided with a liner the 'onde of which isin the forni of a ring, as indicated. The outer portion' of the liiierQ2 is Vl'iiriiied ivitli an outwardly projecting llange 223. which seatsajgaiiit the. inner face of the huh, a :ehowir rlie. liner provided atits outer extreii'iitiY with screw threadsK 24 iihieh enable` it loreceive reu'iovahl;T an aiiiiuiarriiizg; or keeper 25. au opening QG,which is sullieiei'rtly large to permit the ring;p to he rotated oii theupet Shoulder S, which shoulder is usually' of imaare form. iii order toreinforce the huh at this point.y a huh riug'f? mounted thereupon, asshown.

Referring now to Fig. L), attention is called to the. uiaiiiier oitser-urine the liner l) iii poeiioii. This is aeeoinplisiiml hy iiieaiisoiV small wood screwa 28 which are pa i ed through the iiaiige l?, andtasten iii the eiid i'aee of the huh, :is indicated.

With a hul) constructed ae deaerihed, a quaiititiv oi" oil carried iiithe oil Cup or reeervoir will lie Vled A i'radualliY to the hox so as tokeep it well lubricated. It will he evident that the dust will lieelfectuallv exeluded not only from the outer laide oi the huh. but alsofrom the inner Side. as the preasiire of tle keeper 25 ori the packingThis riiie- Q5 hasV in order to hold sa id -revolubly mounted upon 21.will force this packing outwardly against the ring 7. so as to preventany dust working inwardly at this point. rI`he cap 16 and the keeper 25may be removed er replaced by i means of a Spanner wrench.A Having thusdescribed my invention.,V I. claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent,- l

The'combination of an axle, a dust collar and a spindle mountedthereupon, said spindle extending beyond said duet collar, a hub saidspindle, said 1 hub having an oil chamber formed in its: outer end, aliner for said oil chamber, Said l f liner having a cylindrical bodydisl'iose'df;

Within said oil chamber, and also having a 1` flange engaging the outerend of said hub, means for securing `said flange to said hub liner inposition, a cap l having a threaded connection with said liner -formingav closure for saidoil chamber, a. nutl Within said oil chamberretainingvsaid hub, a dust chamber formed at the inner end of said hubat said collar, a liner received in said dust chamber, 'a packingmaterial disposed about said' Collar-in said dust chamber, and a keeperhaving a threaded engagement with said last-named liner and retainingsaid packing, said keeper being ada ted to abut the face of said'eollarremote rom said hub. f

y In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN 1T. MCGUIRE.

lVitnesses z F. D. AMMEN,

JOHN P. T)Avis.

